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Thank you Dovefromabove. I took Gerald Durrells; Corfu trilogy with me on my recent visit to Corfu It was a lovely read the first time in ages that I have laughed out loud whilst reading. It's one of those books that one can easily read again and again.

I think your pod could be a carob/ carab. I lived in Cyprus when I was a kid and these trees grew all over fairly arid hillside. We used to pick the ripened pods and chew them. I believe they are used as a chocolate substitute but as I remember, tasted more like licorice. Wouldn't advise chewing yours though - aside from the fact it would probably break some teeth now, might be something else entirely! Maybe just sow some of the seed and once you get some true leaves on the seedlings, you'll have better chances of identifying the plant for sure.